Example sentences of "the 1944 [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These reforms represent the most radical changes in education since the 1944 Act . |
| 2 | Although the 1944 Act did not provide detailed prescription for complementary relationships it was clear from the 1943 Education Bill that the LEAs were to be given the responsibility and duty to secure the development of adult education , in consultation with the universities and voluntary bodies . |
| 3 | It recognised that , with educational provision as a whole in a transitional phase , still recovering from the war and still adjusting to the requirements of the 1944 Act , it was inappropriate to ‘ set a course for adult education over the rest of this century ’ : ‘ our recommendations apply to the present transitional period ’ . |
| 4 | We have already seen how section 76 of the 1944 Act proved to be ineffective at forcing compliance by LEAs to parental wishes . |
| 5 | On the face of it section 6 of the 1980 Act has added little in the way of parental rights to section 76 of the 1944 Act . |
| 6 | The LEA 's decision to allow the child 's admission to the school was challenged by the Commission for Racial Equality , which asked the Secretary of State to use his default powers in the 1944 Act and quash the LEA 's decision , on the ground that the decision was racist and would encourage other parents to pursue the same course as Mrs C and for the same reason . |
| 7 | This rather limited list of excuses , laid down in section 39(2) of the 1944 Act , must be regarded as exhaustive . |
| 8 | Section 39(5) of the 1944 Act states that ‘ walking distance ’ is 2 miles , or 3 miles if the child is aged 8 or over , ‘ measured by the nearest available route ’ . |
| 9 | The situation today is quite different from that which prevailed following the 1944 Act . |
| 10 | The first is concerned with the legal regulation of the curriculum , and in particular with the requirements of the Education Reform Act 1988 concerning the National Curriculum — the most important educational reform since the 1944 Act . |
| 11 | The government rejected this , claiming it to be contrary to the notion of partnership between central and local government which the 1944 Act had established . |
| 12 | Following on from Better Schools , the Education ( No.2 ) Act 1986 removed control of the secular curriculum from LEAs ( section 23 of the 1944 Act , above , being revoked ) . |
| 13 | As Poulter points out , this is in line with the modern ethos of concentrating on the broadly educational role of RE , which is underlined by the reference to RE instead of ‘ religious instruction ’ to which the 1944 Act referred previously . |
| 14 | Like section 25(1) of the 1944 Act , which has now been repealed , the ERA provides that the act of collective worship should be non-denominational . |
| 15 | I recall those things because of their typicality : this is what the English and Welsh grammar schools were like , and ( more surprisingly ) were still like when I began to teach in them ten years after the 1944 Act . |
| 16 | It could certainly be argued that those values and attitudes — fairness , change without violence , deference for order — marked the discussions both preceding and following the 1944 Act . |
| 17 | The more radical critics within the party did nevertheless ensure that the reference to three types of school did not appear in the 1944 Act ( or , indeed , the 1943 Bill ) . |
| 18 | The ideal of the secondary modern school was disintegrating , and the lack of a clear mission contributed to a steadily growing disenchantment with some of the consequences of the 1944 Act . |
| 19 | Emanuel and the London school scene of which it was part illustrate well the unsteady evolution of the system through and beyond the 1944 Act . |
| 20 | The response of the London County Council to the 1944 Act had been to propose ‘ a system of comprehensive high schools ’ . |
| 21 | Two-thirds of the schools had no boarders , and most were situated in the towns — especially in the North of England , where many were Roman Catholic and so represented a useful variant of the religious settlement which Butler incorporated in the 1944 Act . |
| 22 | For fifteen years after the 1944 Act the processes of selection for secondary education were refined . |
| 23 | The decade closed with the publication in 1959 of the Crowther Report : the work of the Central Advisory Council established by the 1944 Act which endorsed the principle of specialization within the sixth form and related it to a high vision of what should be represented by that most English of institutions . |
| 24 | The 1944 Act had , indeed , formally made secondary education universal and free . |
| 25 | The 1944 Act changed much for the school , but not everything and not all at once . |
| 26 | The growth of comprehensive schools had been firm but gentle since the 1944 Act and , provided that no abolition of a grammar school was involved , relatively uncontroversial . |
| 27 | Section 1 of the 1944 Act gave tremendous responsibilities to the Minister : ‘ It shall be the duty of the Minister of Education to promote the education of the people of England and Wales and the progressive development of institutions devoted to that purpose , and to secure the effective execution by Local Authorities , under his control and direction , of national policy for providing a comprehensive educational service in every area . ’ |
| 28 | At the time of the 1944 Act , the distinction between the practical and the theoretical was clearly enough recognized . |
| 29 | Although the Secretary of State , and so central government , is implied as the senior partner in the duties imposed by the 1944 Act , the interdependence of the two partners ' relationship is clearly one of significance . |
| 30 | There can be little doubt that since the 1944 Act , and more particularly since 1974 , power and influence have been moving significantly from the local scene to the national stage . |